How to Pronounce Shema
Sheh-MAH
Shema is pronounced Sheh-MAH (ˈʃiːmə): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: SHEE-muh.
What does Shema mean?
Shema means “hearing; obeying”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shema?
Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13). (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4). (4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
SHEE-muh
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